The Halifax Urban Folk Festival kicks off its extraordinary Labour Day weekend shows on Friday, September 4th with San Francisco’s Chuck Prophet and the Halifax All Star Band. The opening songwriters circle will consist of Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Neil Osborne (54-40) and Ron Hawkins (Lowest of the Low). Tickets are $45 + booking fee (more…)

The Halifax Urban Folk Festival is all about songs and the people that write them and, for our money, there is no better songwriter in this country than Ron Hawkins (The Lowest of the Low, The Rusty Nails, The Do Good Assassins). We’re very pleased that Ron could come back to the festival this year (more…)

Steve Poltz returns to HUFF and The Carleton to play with a Halifax All Star Band so Halifax can get a taste of his pre-Jewel-fame rock outfit, The Rugburns! The show is on Monday, August 31st. Tyler Messick/Museum Pieces is back in town after spending the last five years on the road with Arcade Fire (more…)

If it’s Saturday night, the best rock’n’roll house band in the city – The Carletones – will be on stage at The Carleton. Fronted by the dynamic (and diminutive) Adam Baldwin, they’re tailor-made for dancing and you’ll like them – a lot. Live music starts after 10 PM and it’s only $5 at the door (more…)

Vancouver’s The River & The Road, along with Ottawa-based Kalle Mattson, stop into The Carleton for what will be a killer show on Friday, August 28th. Show time will be 10 PM and admission is $5 at the door, which is damned near free for artists of this calibre. The River and The Road is (more…)

Excellent Halifax band Floodland moves into The Carleton on Thursday nights – including this one, August 27th – for a fun night of original music and a whole lot of great covers. Show time is around 9 PM and it’s only $5 at the door to get in on the action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtnbXVuyhGQ (more…)

Award-winning, Newfoundland-born, Halifax-based songwriter Matthew Hornell, sets up shop at The Carleton on Monday, August 24th for a casual night of fine music for your listening pleasure. Matt’ll start playing after 8 PM and admission is only $5 at the door. The night will feature some of Matt’s songs and some of the ones he (more…)